On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 18:30:36 -0500, Elko Tchernev
> wrote:

>Bill Loftin wrote:
>> Elko Tchernev wrote:
>>
>>> I can throw in my 2 cents comment, FWIW. But keep in mind that it
>>> will be biased, as I don't share much of the cola-raised American
>>> public's tastes in cheap wine.
>>
>>
>> Great way to start a post. You just ****ed off this cola-raised American.
>> Go somewhere elese to show your politics please.
>>
>
> And why were you ****ed off, may I ask? And where did you see
>politics? I don't think there is anything untrue or insulting in my
>statement. Isn't it true that Americans were cola-raised?

No. American children get raised on the same range of food and
beverages that most children in developed nations experience.

> Isn't that the
>reason for the obvious American preference for sweet drinks?

Americans have no more preference for sweet drinks than any other
nationality or ethnicity.

> And
>finally, what's wrong with that? It is a preference shared by various
>people around the world.

So, if "various people around the world" share the preference, why do
you stereotype Americans and imply some sort of immaturity or
unsophistication?

> Maybe my phrasing above was clumsy. I should have said "But keep in
>mind that it will be biased, because that section of the cola-raised
>American public that buys cheap wine, has preferences I don't share."

So, at the bottom line, we find you guilty of unsubstantiated
hyperbole, national stereotyping and incredible arrogance. Not bad for
just one short posting.



Ed Rasimus
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